Consider the following statements with reference to Tipu Sultan: 1. He was killed defending his capital Seringapatam in the Fourth Anglo Mysore War. 2. Fathul Mujahidin is a military manual that was written by Tipu Sultan. 3. He was credited as the pioneer of rocket technology in India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

● Statement 1 is correct: Born in November 1750, Tipu Sultan was Haidar Ali’s son and a great warrior also known as the Tiger of Mysore. He was a well-educated man fluent in Arabic, Persian, Kanarese and Urdu. He fought the four Anglo-Mysore War (1767-69) and was killed defending his capital Seringapatam in the Fourth Anglo Mysore War. ● Statement 2 is incorrect: Fathul Mujahidin is a military manual that was written by Zainul Abedin Shustari at the instruction of Tipu Sultan. ● Statement 3 is correct: Tipu reorganized his army along European lines, using new technology, including what is considered the first war rocket also known as Mysorean rockets during the Anglo-Mysore Wars. Thus, a a patron of science and technology, he is credited as the ‘pioneer of rocket technology’ in India. Tipu was a great lover of democracy and a great diplomat who gave his support to the French soldiers at Seringapatam in setting up a Jacobin Club in 1797. Tipu himself became a member of the Jacobin Club and allowed himself to be called Citizen Tipu. He planted the Tree of Liberty at Seringapatam.